2010 World Series of Poker

Event #56: $2,500 No-Limit Hold’em
Day: 1
Event Info

2010 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a4
Prize
$825,976
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$4,464,300
Entries
1,941
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
30,000

At the Captain's Table

As we strolled by Captain Tom Franklin's table, Franklin was all in on the button with {a-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}, up against the cutoff's {k-Diamonds}{k-Spades}. He was already getting ready to leave.

Board: {10-Spades}{4-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{5-Spades} ... {a-Clubs}

Franklin sat back down, looking rather cheerful about his new 14,000 stack. "Yeah, write that on PokerNews," sighed his unfortunate opponent, who was left with mere shrapnel.

Tags: Tom Franklin

Level: 8

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 75

Cada Doubles

Joe Cada found himself needing some help, all in for 6,525 with {J-Diamonds}{10-Spades} against an opponent's {A-Clubs}{Q-Spades}.

The {8-Diamonds}{J-Hearts}{Q-Clubs} flop was decent for Cada, but he was still behind. The turn was the {10-Diamonds}, giving Cada the lead. He faded the necessary outs as the river brought the {5-Spades}.

Cada is up to about 14,000 after the hand.

Tags: Joe Cada

O'Connell Gets Lucky

We're not sure whether the chips went in on the flop or before it, but either way come the river Kevin O'Connell was up to 30,000 and his opponent was storming off in disgust.

O'Connell: {a-Spades}{8-Spades}
Busted opponent: {9-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}

Board: {2-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{5-Spades}

Tags: Kevin O'Connell

Hawrilenko Aiming High

Matt Hawrilenko is looking to finish the day on a high note. We walked over to his table just in time to see him arranging a new stack of chips after his {10-}{10-} bested an all-in opponent's {a-}{j-}. He's now up to about 37,000 chips.

Tags: Matt Hawrilenko

Turn of the Tide

We arrived just in time to see an all-in player turn over {k-Hearts}{9-Hearts} and Jon Turner flip a dominating {k-Diamonds}{j-Spades}. Another plyer at the confessed that he had folded pocket nines.

"You folded two of my nines?" said the all-in player. "Thanks for telling me that, man."

Board: {8-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{q-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}

Tags: Jon Turner

Flying Brosolo

We found Yann Brosolo checking the river of a {6-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{4-Spades}{9-Hearts} board, a good few chips in the middle of the table. His opponent checked behind, and Brosolo flipped {a-}{10-}. HIs opponent couldn't beat it and mucked, and Brosolo moved up to 40,000.

Tags: Yann Brosolo